Yunnan Winter Highlights brings you the very best of the season with the ethnic culture & custom, traditional villages, old towns, vernacular dwellings, primitive forests, the charming snow mountains and the hauntingly beautiful monasteries and temples. This is a winter-time holiday treat you will savor forever.
Yunnan is a warm winter holiday destination in China. From December to February, the generally temperature is between 12ºC - 18ºC, and if there is sunshine, the temperature can rise above 20 ºC. The suggested destinations are Kunming, Dali, Lijiang, Shangri-la, Jianshui, Yuanyang and Xishaungbanna.
When you add the unique opportunities that only Yunnan winters offer with the small crowds, the result is an unforgettable travel experience. In the best that Yunnan winters have to offer, you'll wander through the natural wonder Stone Forest, overlook the UNESCO World Heritage Site of the Cultural Landscape of Honghe Hani Rice Terraces with its beautiful curves and colors, cruise in Erhai Lake or take a boat with a fisherman to see his cormorants catching fish, explore one of the deepest and most spectacular river canyons in the world - Tiger Leaping Gorge, Mount on the stunning Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, lost in the legendary Shangri-la, stroll in the national parks, visit Dai, Naxi, Bai and Mosuo peoples' families, taste delicious local food, and much, much more.
Yuanyang Rice Terraces | Lijiang Ancient City | Shangri-la | Dali Ancient City |
Jianshui Old Town | Tiger Leaping Gorge | Jade Dragon Snow Mountain | Stone Forest |
Tour Code: IFH-CW-06
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Tour Code: IFH-CW-16
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Tour Code: IFH-Y-01
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Tour Code: IFH-Y-02
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Travel to Yunnan, the first station should start from Kunming, the capital city of Yunnan. And air and rail are the main two methods to travel to or from Kunming from outside Yunnan.
By air
Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) has flights from Hong Kong, and Southeast Asia cities like Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Yangon and Vientiane, as well as plenty of domestic connections within China.
By rail
Nanning, Guilin, Chengdu, Guangzhou, Beijing, Shanghai, and Xi'an serve train to Kunming South Railway Station.